Which is better, cake or pie? We all have our preferences, but there’s something warm and comforting about a pie made right at home. Still, although you can’t go wrong with a homemade pie, it’s typically a comfort dessert that we don’t spend too much time on decorating or sprucing up. That’s why one incredible baker out of Seattle, Washington has been taking the internet by storm with her incredible intricate pie creations.
Lauren Ko is a self-taught baker with no culinary school experience who runs the website and Instagram page for Loko Kitchen, online spaces dedicated to her passion for baking incredible pies right at home. Although we’ve all heard of latticework on a pie, Ko takes her creations to the next level in many of her pies with chaotic designs, intricate patterns and creative recipes as well. With no further ado, here are 20 of her most incredible pie designs (with plenty of puns for good measure).
1. Vegan Black Sesame Tart with Colored Tangrams
2. Blood Orange Curd Tart with Mango Shingles
3. Pink Lemonade Tart with Mango Arrows
4. Miso White Carrot Pie with Black Sesame Crust
5. Mixed Berry Pie with Woven Beet-Colored Crust
6. Paloma Tart with Pineapple Sparks
7. Blueberry Curd Tart with Kiwi Tiles
8. Sweet Potato Pie with Linear Crust
9. Miso Caramel Apple Snowflake Pie
10. Matcha Custard Tart with Dragonfruit Tangrams
11. Hand Sliced Potato Tart
12. Cranberry Signature Spoke Pie
13. Apricot Swirl Tart
14. Mixed Summer Fruit Yarn Pie
15. Ombré Cherry Tart
16. Tomato Variety Tart
17. Starry, Starry Nut Bourbon Pecan Pie
18. Pink Apple Rose Tart with Dulce de Leche Creme
19. Cranberry Curd Tart with Persimmon Tangrams
20. Roasted Grape and Mascarpone Tart
Not only do each one of Ko’s creations look amazing, the combinations of fruits and flavors they represent is sure to inspire any home bakers out there to get a little more experimental in the kitchen! Perhaps most impressive of all is that Ko’s pies and tarts are simply a byproduct of her own creativity and imagination in the kitchen. All of it comes from her love of baking and not from any formal schooling or training!
According to Ko, most of what happens in her kitchen is a result of trial and error:
“I usually have some nebulous idea in my head for design and then just improvise as I go along, depending on how well the dough or fruit cooperates with my vision. My final products are generally happy accidents, which is why I’m especially stunned by the feedback.”
Whatever she’s doing seems to be working—her Instagram has more than 133,000 followers and has only been around for about a year. Be sure to check out more of Lauren Ko’s work on her website and her social media pages and watch the video below for a look into her baking process!
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